Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Claude Frantz
On 12/3/20 8:23 PM, DG2YCB, Uwe wrote: Hi Uwe & all, Personally, I would really appreciate it if WSJT-X had this function. This additional data would significantly enhance the wsjtx_log.adi file. In addition to QRZ.com, hamQTH.com should be supported (free xml access). My opinion is that this f

[wsjt-devel] C2 File Output Questions

2020-12-03 Thread Rud Merriam
Saw Bill's response about the directory issues report. Glad to help. More on /wsprd/: 1. The C2 flag (-c) is followed even when a C2 file is the input. Should this only happen when input is a WAV file? 2. The C2 output from the command line is always "00_0001.c2". Perhaps, since /wspr

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Jim Shorney
Spot om Adam. There are so many different operating modes and styles that a dedicated log for each one quickly turns into a herd of cats WRT stats and award tracking. A good master log saves the day. One log to rule them all, one log to find them, One log to bring them all and in the da

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSPRD Directory Check Missing

2020-12-03 Thread Bill Somerville
On 02/12/2020 21:55, Rud Merriam wrote: Also, in 'readc2file' the variable definition 'char* c2file[15];' should not be pointer. It should be ' char c2file[15];'. In the later 'fread' it should be passed as an address:     nr = fread( &c2file, sizeof(char), 14, fp); The original is a pointe

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSPRD Directory Check Missing

2020-12-03 Thread Bill Somerville
On 02/12/2020 20:27, Rud Merriam wrote: I'm doing a deep look at wsprd to learn about the DSP process. In my testing I found that the directory path of the -a option is not checking if the directory exists. If the directory does not exist the program continues but silently fails to create the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Neil Zampella
I have programmed in the past, although not for this project. However, this is not irrelevant.   You are looking to add complexity to a program that really does not need added complexity. In addition, you are adding to the support issues that Bill et al, already have as this addition has to work

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Dave Slotter, W3DJS
I assumed someone would get pissed off by this. So I already emailed Bill & Joe directly to avoid the noise. I do not believe Bill or Joe would let something bad enter the code base. And, this is wsjt-devel, not wsjt-users. The email group for users is: https://wsjtx.groups.io/g/main/ I recommen

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Thomas Schaefer
It does beg the question if there is a use case where someone is not exporting their ADIF log to a real logging program (or using JT-ALERT to do it for them). As has been said, I would expect the station logger to have the QRZ, HamCall, etc interface and NOT WSJT-X. Tom Schaefer, NY4I Blog: ww

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread James Shaver (N2ADV)
The developers have always carefully weighed what has been asked vs what the positive or negative impacts would be. Just because you don’t like the responses does not automatically make it QRM. Feel free to ignore whatever you do not like but as many of us happily work on testing and providing

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Hasan N0AN
It is not qrm'ing the list to take issue with a proposed developmental issue that may negatively impact the program. If implemented, it will impact ALL of us, not just you. If that impact is deleterious, we suffer for your so-called enhancement, so we have every right to voice our opinions and reco

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Dave Slotter, W3DJS
Just curious -- how many of the people responding to my original message -- *directed at Bill and Joe* -- are actually going to be coding anything? Not to be an ass here, but this was not an open invitation to send QRM to the mailing list. If you have code to contribute, great, otherwise, please s

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Hasan N0AN
Please do not ask the developers to turn WSJT-X into Bloatware. Focus on the core functions and let 3rd party apps do the rest. They are out there. The interface to them already exists. Don't recreate the wheel and negatively impact the decoding of weak signals by trying to make WSJT-X into a Swiss

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Adam Bartlett
I want to agree with Jim N2ADV here - WSJT-X is a great application for weak signal work. ACLog/Log4OM/RUMLog are great loggers that will tie to QRZ/HamQTH/a database of US Hams from the FCC's dump/etc, and two of the three are free (plus CQRLog and other tools). In information systems we're movi

Re: [wsjt-devel] Transmit Freq doesn't move

2020-12-03 Thread Reino Talarmo
Bobby, Just a silly question, do you have 'Hold Tx Freq' checked? Actually it recommended way of working. You keep you Tx frequency on a 'free' spot all time and not move it to same frequency as the called station is using. 73, Reino OH3mA -Original Message- From: Bobby Chandler [mailt

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread James Shaver (N2ADV)
So many users have so many different tastes that the UI really should be dedicated to decoding functions vs what are “quality of life” functions. If you try to sharpen a hammer to make it a knife, you’ll have a mediocre knife and a terrible hammer. Just my 2 cents... 73, Jim S. N2ADV > O

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Neil Zampella
There are many for Windows, and I'm fairly sure that Gridtracker does a lookup also, and its available for Linux. As far as modifying the wsjtx_log file, why?    Again, you're adding complexity to the program that is not really needed, and would add to the support issues seen here. Neil, KN3ILZ

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread DG2YCB, Uwe
Personally, I would really appreciate it if WSJT-X had this function. This additional data would significantly enhance the wsjtx_log.adi file. In addition to QRZ.com, hamQTH.com should be supported (free xml access). 73 de Uwe, DG2YCB Von: Dave Slotter, W3DJS [mailto:slotter+w3...@gmail.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Al Kozakiewicz
Then QRZ itself is a problem, no? Since IMO anyone can look up a name at any time and add it to a log (WSJT-X isn’t a general purpose logger) out of band and name just isn't very useful and not an essential element of a QSO I don’t see the need. FWIW. YMMV. LSMFT. Al AB2ZY -Original Messag

[wsjt-devel] Transmit Freq doesn't move

2020-12-03 Thread Bobby Chandler
Don't know if this happened in earlier versions or not. When ending a contact with 73, or RR73 and another station is calling, the transmit frequency (Red Goal Post) doesn't move to the new station when double clicked in the RF Frequency window, and the response is on the old contacts freq (QRM

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Alan Groups
It occurs to me that this may also need to be checked the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?  It's very wide in effect! Alan G0TLK On 03/12/2020 16:32, Bill Frantz wrote: Given the number of cultural differences in naming, it is a difficult question which name is the given name and

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Bill Frantz
Given the number of cultural differences in naming, it is a difficult question which name is the given name and which is the family name. If it is a Spanish speaker, it is likely that both the father's and mother's family names will be included in the full name. If the OP is Hungarian, the gi

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Dave Slotter, W3DJS
You said, "there are plenty of third-party bridge, programs that do this as do many logging programs" Please support your statement with specific examples. I would like to know which of these run under Linux and directly modify the file "wsjtx_log.adi" file. Thank you. Regards -- Dave Slotter,

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT Roundup Practice Sessions

2020-12-03 Thread Matt Power
> Be sure to setup a contest-specific CQ message, e.g., CQ FTRU If you transmit CQ FTRU instead of CQ RU, then the number of stations decoding your CQ will (on average) be fewer. The a1 AP decoding for FT4 and FT8 depends on the standard CQ message format for the selected contest setting. For exa

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Neil Zampella
FWIW ... there are plenty of third-party bridge, programs that do this as do many logging programs.  Adding something that requires Internet access both ways, rather than the PSK Reporter's feed only, may cause other issues, as well as add on to the support issues often seen here. Neil, KN3ILZ O

Re: [wsjt-devel] ALL.TXT time missing

2020-12-03 Thread Sam W2JDB via wsjt-devel
Hi Mike, It was reported very early on. Had to update my Alltext.exe program because of that problem. 73, Sam W2JDB -Original Message- From: Black Michael via wsjt-devel To: WSJT Software Development Cc: Black Michael Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2020 9:35 am Subject: [wsjt-devel] ALL.TXT time

Re: [wsjt-devel] ALL.TXT time missing

2020-12-03 Thread Reino Talarmo
Hi Mike, 18.11.2020: Hi Walter, we miss it too ;) I can confirm this is a known regression defect in WSJT-X v2.3.0 RC2, it is fixed for the next release. Thanks for the issue report. 73 Bill G4WJS. 73, Reino OH3mA From: Black Michael via wsjt-devel [mailto:wsjt-devel@lis

Re: [wsjt-devel] ALL.TXT time missing

2020-12-03 Thread John Nelson via wsjt-devel
Mike, This has been reported… — John G4KLA smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT Roundup Practice Sessions

2020-12-03 Thread Ed W0YK
CQ RU is fine.  CQ FTRU is just one example.73,Ed W0YK Original message From: John Date: 12/3/20 02:38 (GMT-08:00) To: e...@w0yk.com, 'WSJT software development' Subject: RE: [wsjt-devel] FT Roundup Practice Sessions Hi Ed,Ne is back to CQ RUIndeed, it would be nice to use i

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread John Nelson via wsjt-devel
Dave, Scheme to populate name field in log: good idea but — you suggest “full names” where it seems to me “first name” would be sufficient and appropriate. Comment? — John G4KLA smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ wsjt-devel

[wsjt-devel] ALL.TXT time missing

2020-12-03 Thread Black Michael via wsjt-devel
RC2 seems to missing date/time from ALL.TXT -- I don't recall seeing this reported. 7.074 Rx FT8    -13  0.4 1160 K4DKW K0KC R+007.074 Rx FT8    -11  0.5 1577 JA6RCH KG5HKC EM137.074 Rx FT8    -18  0.4 1082 W9FFF KC4UCT -167.074 Rx FT8    -16  0.3 1497 VE3CCD KI5IPM EM227.074 Rx FT8    -17  0.4 

[wsjt-devel] Question about QRZ Integration

2020-12-03 Thread Dave Slotter, W3DJS
Bill and Joe: If I were to develop an integration with QRZ to automatically look up the full names of people associated with a callsign that's getting logged and populate the name field in the log window, would you be receptive to receiving and incorporating said patch? Please advise, and thank y

[wsjt-devel] RC2 Audio loss

2020-12-03 Thread Black Michael via wsjt-devel
I've had several instances where I get no audio from WSJT-X at alljust about daily.I can toggle the playback audio device and it comes backor a restart of WSJT-X works.So it appears that it is losing the connection to the playback audio device without giving an error. It's talking to VB

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT Roundup Practice Sessions

2020-12-03 Thread John
Hi Ed, Ne is back to CQ RU Indeed, it would be nice to use in the CQ line f.i. CQ FTRU call or similar but when you start next qso, the tx6 line goes back to CQ RU. Would be nice if you keep the FTRU all the way during contest. It would also be nice if this RU setting could be variable, so many

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSPRD Directory Check Missing

2020-12-03 Thread Roeland Jansen
I back Rud on this: the issue though is that if something else (for whatever reason) calls wsprd, imho it should be better to handle this to be on the safe side? R. On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 11:05 PM Bill Somerville wrote: > On 02/12/2020 21:55, Rud Merriam wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > I realize that